With that other awards show behind us, it’s time to get our eyes on this year’s LVMH Prize. Kicked off in 2013 by the Louis Vuitton Foundation as the global fashion world’s blue ribbon tournament, the jury features some of our favorite designers—Marc Jacobs, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Kenzo and Opening Ceremony, Phoebe Philo of Céline— and the list of past finalists and winners includes SPACE designers Vejas Kruszewski, Marques’Almeida, and Simon Jacquemus.
Gloves by nominee Marine Serre; all images by Jessa Carter
Each March, just as everyone in the entire industry is in Paris for Fashion Week, the semifinalists are announced and an open house with the short-listed designers is held at Louis Vuitton’s main digs. We visited today to meet the crew and congratulate two SPACE designers for getting at least this close to the grand prize.
Dilara Findigoklu, one of the designers in our just-launched SPACE LAB incubator, whispered her news to us during London Fashion Week, but we only just heard the good word from Molly Goddard the other day. To put it all in perspective, three weeks ago we watched both of those women present their collections during LFW, and both have set up showrooms in Paris to meet directly with buyers and editors, too. And now they’re here on Avenue Montaigne sharing their favorite pieces and design perspectives with the biggest names in the business.
Dilara told us that yesterday, the first day of the two-day event, she stood for 12 hours in Marc Jacobs heels but it was all worth it—for instance, because of that moment when Karl Lagerfeld stopped to compliment her on a tattered and embellished pink suit that one images Mademoiselle Chanel would have very much approved of. (The suit is not available online; for more information please call 1.888.282.6060.)
We talked with Molly about her recent embroidery-centered exhibition at Now Gallery, and how especially with hand-work, she just sort of likes to leave things to the last minute and finish them in that manic and romantic 11 hour. It’s a carefree but also careful, calculated way of living that fits with her personal style and her collection, too. Deliberate but sweetly unkempt; special but not at all precious.
Despite the insane schedules and non-stop pressure, both women (and everyone we talked to) seemed entirely at ease and comfortable with fashion’s demands. Sure, it’s easy to keep on keeping on when you’ve been honored and the most selective eyes are turned toward you, but there’s more to it than that. In just a short time, LVMH has collected the top minds in the business, and just being placed in their company is about as strong a vote of coincidence as a young designer can ask for.
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